Geography Past Questions And Answers
531
The South Pole is in darkness from?
- A. December 22nd of a year to June 21st of the next
- B. March 21st to September 22nd of the same year
- C. September 22nd of a year to March 21st of the next
- D. June 21st to December 22nd of the same year
532
The four basic components of the physical environment are?
- A. atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
- B. thermosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
- C. atmosphere, lacolith, hydrosphere and biosphere
- D. atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and ecosystem
533
The sun is overhead at the tropic of Capricorn on
- A. march 21
- B. December 22
- C. September 23
- D. June 21
534
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
- A. cocoa
- B. oil palm
- C. rubber
- D. rye
535
The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes
- A. environmental pollution
- B. less rainfall run-off
- C. soil erosion
- D. high cost of foreign products
536
Which of the following best explains the growth of Lagos? i. Infrastructural facilities. ii. Early contact with the outside world. iii. Being the former seat of the government. iv. Extensive land for development.
- A. i and ii
- B. i and iv
- C. i, ii and iii
- D. ii, iii and iv
537
Winds in anticyclones differ from winds in cylones mainly because they
- A. blow anticlockwisely in the northern hemisphere
- B. blow outwards
- C. blow inwards
- D. are affected by the earth's rotation
538
Hygrometer is used to measure?
- A. rainfall
- B. wind direction
- C. relative humidity
- D. sunshine
539
A greater percentage of the population in Nigeria are engaged in?
- A. public service
- B. commercial farming
- C. trading
- D. subsistence farming
540
The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?
- A. there are no noticeable ocean currents meet
- B. there are cold ocean currents
- C. there are no warm ocean currents
- D. cold and warm currents meet